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A Content Analysis Investigating Relationships Between Communication and Business Continuity Planning
(Journal of Business Communication, 2009-07-01)
This study provides an exploratory content analysis of business continuity planning (BCP) literature. The researchers systematically sampled multiple databases and codified artifacts using a set of variables developed by ...
Bringing cosmos to culture : Harlow Shapley and the uses of cosmic evolution
(2009)
In response to a request for an interview to be conducted at the U.S. Naval Observatory, 73-year-old famed astronomer and retired Harvard Observatory Director, Harlow Shapley (1885–1972), stated that for the upcoming NBC ...
A New Trichotomous Measure of World-system Position Using the International Trade Network
(International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 2009-02-01)
Snyder and Kick's (1979) measure of world-system position continues to serve as the premier trichotomous network indicator of a state's location in the capitalist world economy. In this study, we identify several problems ...
Punishing Terrorists: A Re-Examination of U.S. Federal Sentencing in the Postguidelines Era
(International Criminal Justice Review, 2009-12-01)
The empirical literature on the theory and practice of sentencing politically motivated offenders such as terrorists in U.S. federal courts is limited. Thus, we know relatively little about the dealings between terrorist ...
Popular Science in National and Transnational Perspective: Suggestions from the American Context
(2009-06)
In what ways can the study of science and popular culture in the American context contribute to ongoing debates on popularization and popular science? This essay suggests that, for several reasons, attention to the antebellum ...
Evaluation of an interactive, case-based review session in teaching medical microbiology
(2009-08-27)
Background
Oklahoma State University-Center for Health Sciences (OSU-CHS) has replaced its microbiology wet laboratory with a variety of tutorials including a case-based interactive session called Microbial Jeopardy!. The ...
The U.S. Supreme Court Speaks on Voluntary School Integration Plans: Policy and Practice Implications for Educational Leaders
(NASSP Bulletin, 2009-03-01)
This article addresses important legal issues surrounding voluntary school integration plans and explores policy and practice implications of the Seattle and Louisville cases. School policy guidance for how school districts ...
Voting to Ban Same-Sex Marriage: Interests, Values, and Communities
(American Sociological Review, 2009-12-01)
From 2000 through 2008, initiatives proposing to ban same-sex marriage were on the ballot in 28 states. Although same-sex marriage opponents scored lopsided victories in most cases, voting outcomes varied substantially at ...
Using the Theory of Planned Behavior and cheating justifications to predict academic misconduct
(2009-06-19)
Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to show that academic misconduct appears to be on the rise; some research has linked academic misconduct to unethical workplace behaviors. Unlike previous empirically‐driven research, ...
School Violence and the Culture of Honor
(Psychological Science, 2009-11-01)
We investigated the hypothesis that a sociocultural variable known as the culture of honor would be uniquely predictive of school-violence indicators. Controlling for demographic characteristics associated in previous ...